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Crispy Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

These crispy spicy roasted chickpeas are anything but addictive. Don’t worry, these are healthy oven roasted super crispy snack perfect for you snack cravings! So munch on these crunchy snack, GUILT-FREE!

Roasted chickpeas are less salty (not loaded), crunchy, and has a nice kick to it from the spice powders. These are more importantly protein loaded snack. Guys you won’t believe how easy it is to make these spicy crispy roasted chickpeas. Leave those fat loaded chips, take a bowl of these healthy roasted chickpeas, and trust me these do satisfy your chip cravings!

If you are looking for light snack, than this one is your best bet. It definitely pleases large crowd also in case you want entertainment snacks. Super crunchy, coated in some simple but flavor packed spices. Plus it’s plant-based and gluten free as well.

You don’t have to deep fry them, you don’t need to coat them in flour, simply toss with spices and bake in oven. These roasted chickpeas do take time in the oven in crisp up, but no need to stand near by and keep a constant watch.

Roasted chickpeas recipe needs just a few simple ingredients and you get a delicious high-protein, high fiber, uber delicious snack. You can serve it as snack, or equally as an appetizer. These roasted chickpea recipe is great for post work out snacking ideas.

Chips packets – be gone!

Crunchy, ultra delicious roasted chickpeas are here! Next time you think of buying damn-worst-for -my-waistline packet of potato chips, do yourself a favor and get a bag of garbanzo beans. Because we are going to satisfy those salt loaded potato chip craving with healthy alternative roasted garbanzo beans.

And you will be blown away with all the million ways to serve these amazing roasted garbanzo beans. Trust me you can make it a million ways too. Just toss with your favorite spice blend and you have your favorite snack ready.

My version of roasted chickpeas recipe is real simple. Overnight soaked chickpeas is tossed in cayenne powder, paprika powder, ground pepper and salt, then baked. Go nuts with the spice mix for flavoring, really! Because these baked chickpeas are seriously with almost any spice blend you can think of.

Plain roasted chickpeas toss is salt – as simple as it gets and as delicious as it could be.

Are Chickpeas the same as garbanzo beans?

Chickpeas and garbanzo beans are both refer to the same legume. It is in fact the same bean but refer erred with different terms . It’s just a language thing. Chickpeas are more common name used in British English. Across US you will find these two terms used interchangeably.

Tips to make crispy chickpeas

Drain -Soaked or canned chickpeas should be rinsed and drained very well. Make sure you remove all the moisture. Less moisture = crispy chickpeas.

Pat Dry – Draining ensure almost all moisture is removed. But chickpeas will still be wet. Like we said, we aim to remove all moisture. So once drained well, dry chickpeas in paper towel.

Peel – We remove skin on chickpeas for two reasons. Oh I hate the papery skin on top of chickpeas and removing the skin helps in turning these more crispier.

Spread – once mixed with spices, you want to layer the chickpeas in single layer on baking sheet. Also ensure they are not touching each other.

Flavor it later – I have found that first roasted chickpeas slightly and then adding all the flavors to it, roast again some more gives you crunchier chickpeas.

Crack open oven door – this technique really works. I found this trick to work in Baked potato wedges, Crispy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries. Once baking time is done, crack open over door slightly and leave roasted chickpeas inside the oven for about 15 minutes. As the chickpeas sits in the oven and cools down, it turn get more crunchier.

Follow all these steps and you are guaranteed to have crispy chickpeas.

Flavor variations for baked chickpeas

You’ll find zillions of recipes with zillion flavor profile variations on the internet. Every flavor works for baked chickpeas, ALMOST !

Here’s few seasoning suggestion that you can use while roasting chickpeas-

I Love roasted chickpeas. I use to make them often but had to stop as they were so addictive. I only need a sprinkle of paprika, lemon, salt, and pepper.. absolute heaven. Anyone who has not tried this is missing out. Love the added tips and flavor options Jyothi.

I’ve never had roasted chickpeas! Where have I been?? They sound so good and in the afternoon I’m always looking for something to munch on. These little morsels would be perfect. They satisfy a craving plus they’re good for me.

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I’m Jyothi (friends call me Jo) and this is my creative space where I share my stories on my culinary adventures. What you will find here is collection of variety of recipes both Indian and International. I focus on creating recipes using simple everyday ingredients with robust flavors! All healthy, delicious comforting meals, including some decadent desserts. Enjoy your stay! Read more…